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hah yea i was thinkin of gettin a turbo cam and soe springs and retainers in the future but once again dont have the money right now haha
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The problem is that when you have fairly long runners, like an equal length manifold, you have thermal expansion along the entire length and that can cause huge stresses at the flanges. This becomes worse with stainless steel, which has a higher coefficient of thermal expansion than mild steel, and worse with thinner tubing because the welds aren't as strong. That's why you see the expensive race manifolds with slip joints in the runners.
Just to throw more variables in the mix, how the manifold and turbo are supported, how the runners are attached to each other, and the runner direction (expansion loads on a ball-of-snakes manifold can go all over the place) all have an effect also. I'm not trying to scare you away from anything, I'm just trying to give you a good feel for the considerations involved in choosing a manifold for a daily-driven street car versus a race car.
If you want something in the middle of performance and longevity, a heavy-walled mild steel manifold may be the way to go. Getting it ceramic coating will do wonders for corrosion and slightly help performance too, and wrapping it is always a good idea also.
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haha iight i think i caught most of that? how much does a heavy-walled mild steel manifold usually run someone? and how do i get it ceramic coated? and your talking about using the heat wrap on the manifold? i have it on my dp
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You'll have to look around for pricing, I have no clue about how much anything for that engine costs. I've never played much with single cam stuff.
There are numerous places that do ceramic coating, but use a good one with a decent reputation like HPC or Swain-Tech or someone like that. Most of the local places use water-based ceramic coatings and they aren't even in the same league as the stuff that Swain and places like that use. All coatings and coating processes are not the same, that's for sure. The ceramic coating is actually the easy part, the prep and the undercoating process is much more important. There's a place in Dinwiddie that does coating, I know they have a good reputation but I don't know how they compare to the big players like Swain and HPC.
I'm a little biased, I love lots of types of coatings and what they can do for performance.
There are numerous places that do ceramic coating, but use a good one with a decent reputation like HPC or Swain-Tech or someone like that. Most of the local places use water-based ceramic coatings and they aren't even in the same league as the stuff that Swain and places like that use. All coatings and coating processes are not the same, that's for sure. The ceramic coating is actually the easy part, the prep and the undercoating process is much more important. There's a place in Dinwiddie that does coating, I know they have a good reputation but I don't know how they compare to the big players like Swain and HPC.
I'm a little biased, I love lots of types of coatings and what they can do for performance.
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